Michael Kent Cochran, 63, Sarasota, FL., retired locomotive engineer and conductor for 41 years with BNSF/Santa Fe Railroad, passed away May 31, 2013, after a recent illness. He was born in Arkansas City, KS, and graduated from Wellington Senior High in 1968.

Michael was the husband of Mary Anderson, and son of Howard Presley Cochran and Ruth (Gelvin) Cochran of Wellington, KS. He lived in Wellington, KS, Blackwell, OK, and Derby, KS before retiring to Sarasota, FL.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory to Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or National Kidney Foundation, 1040 Woodcock Road, Ste 119, Orlando, FL 32803-3510. A Celebration of Life will be held July 28, 2013 from 1:00 to 3:00 at the Terradyne Country Club, 1400 Terradyne Dr., Andover, KS. Arrangements handled by www.harvey-engelhardt.com, Fort Myers, FL.